Alfonso Signorini

The British royals launched legal action on Friday against French magazine Closer -- which is part of the media empire of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi -- after it published paparazzi snaps of Catherine sunbathing with her husband.

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's topless pictures, first published in France's Closer magazine, have now appeared on the front cover of Italian magazine Chi.

The British royals launched legal action on Friday against French magazine Closer -- which is part of the media empire of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi -- after it published paparazzi snaps of Catherine sunbathing with her husband.

Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton's topless pictures, first published in France's Closer magazine, have now appeared on the front cover of Italian magazine Chi.